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INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONFERENCE.
OFFICIAL REPORT ISSUED. Correspondence respecting the Third International Opium Conferencs held at The Hague in June last has recently been Bucci as a White Paper [Cd. 7276). The British delegates, Mr. Max Miller and Sir William Colling, in their report to Sir E. Grey, sum up the results of the
SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN ARMY.
NO SIGNS OF WEAKENING.
As Eye-witness present with General Headquarters in a dispatch dated March
writes:-
A good many statements have been made it different times about the condition of he enemy's moral which may seen to be of somewhat conflicting nature. It will be ell, therefore, to make certain facts re-
HONGKONG C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
LATEST GAMES. The following games were deckled on Thursday evening in the Hongkong C.C. tennis tourament ;-
Handicap singles,A," second round: A Murphy (owe 3/6), defeated M. T. Jones (rec. 3/8), 6–2, 7—5. R. 0. Bovel (rec. 3/0), defeated D. E. Clarke (roc. Handicap singles, B: M. M. Maas (rec. 9/0), defeated F., J. de Rome (rec. 15), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Couforenoo by pouring out that it sebecting this very important matter / 15), 6-3, G.
cured-
quite clear. It is true that the evidence 1. An all but manimous expression of individual prisoners has from time opinion on the part of the signatory time prosented a picture of extreme de- Powers represented in favour of the Confession prevailing in the enemy's ranks, vention coming into force without await large numbers only restrained from ing signature by two of the invito srrendering by the fear of their officers, Powers Germany alone opposed this red officers who refused to lead their men solution.
the attack, and of machine-guns and volvers being ned as the only effectivo
2. An absolutely unanimous request to the Dutch Government to prest for early ratification by all the signatory Powers which had yet ratified, in order that the Convention may come into force as soon as pssible. Chermany, which had declined
means of inducing the troops to advance. Now there is probably a basis of truth all the statements. In all armies the quality of units varies considerably and this is especially true at this stage of the to accent to the enforcement of the Cor when many partially stained troops vention without curing the signature of all the invited Powers, acquiesced in this being used in a form of fighting which inolves an intense strain on the indivi- proposal, is did also the representativo dol; but as a picture of the genera con- of several signatory Powers, which had difion of the enemy's moral, this descrip for one reason or another, not yet ratified. tion is misleading, and, indeed, most dan
3. A recognition, although with several gerous, for it may produce the impression abstentions, of the feasibility of enforce that the enemy is virtually defeated al- ment by a group of the Powers who might ready and that victory can be achieved be ready to co-operate for that purpose by the Allies without the necessity of the without awaiting the automatic enforc ment of the Convention after ratification greatest sacrifices of which we are capable. by all the signatory Powers. The data a from which such group enforcement might take place was fixed as December
31, 1914.
NO SIGNS OF WEAKENING,
The plain truth is that, although the enemy's effectives in the West are much reduced in comparison with these poises sod by him some months ago, and although ours are inercated, he is still holding an
extent frost here, whilst
Handicap doubles: A. Viventh and H. H. Tayler (owe 2/0), decated P. Laigh Bennett and H. Muriel (ree. 9/0), 6-2, 63. Major Crisp and Capt. Hattersly Sinith (owe 15), defeated J. R. Wood and A. H. Crook (ree. 1/0), 6-1, 6-0,
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Mixed doubles handicap: Winslow and H. A. Nishat (ne 30). of Tokyo and Kyoto, defeated Miss Lammert and S. 8. Moore (rec. 3/6), 6-0, 6—1.
WAR NEWS.
SINGLE-HANDED CAPTURE OF 39 GERMANS.
Mrs.
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Sure Signs of Convention, 11 had eatified it, and 14 mor, carrying out operations on a hage scale baxing escorted them back to camp he again
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At the close of the third Conference out of the total 10 Powers had signed the were disposed to do so, while not one of in the East, and, in spite of these gigantic the remaining 19 signatorice had express feats no signs of weakening are yet ed any intention of not prooteding to putible in the moral of the German troops the Convention in force.
taken as a whole. Nor, if we put our selves in their place, can we fail to see that there is as yet no reason why an in- tensely brave, determined, and well-or ganized army like that of the Germans should feel discouraged..
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out unaccompanied in search an- other small band of Germans, whose presence had been signalled in the district, and soon after he marched back to Headquarters with FRENCH LESSONS 33 more prisoners, with their arms and hug. gage.
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KAISER'S AMAZING SPEECH TO 118 TROOPS. The Kaiser can choose at will a Russian,
The Danziger Zeitung publishes the follow- a Belgian, or a French town in which to ing address by the Kaiser, which was de- roads a diumphant appearapice in the livered after Divine service in the part of the presence of his troops. They are fight-Castle of Niybowo, in Russian Foland, and was taken down in shorthand by an officer:- ing in an enemy's country, ruined and de-
"Soldiers, a hard task is laid on us. We vastated by the passage of their armies. The falsehoods told then by their sup- have to prove again to the world Germany's FOREIGN POSTAGE
right to existence.
There should be no over-estimation of the enemy, nor under-estimation of our own We Prussians are already accus- strength. tomed to fight against and overcome superior enemy.
er of Commerce, appointed by the Japan-eriors, the taels of victories in the Press, tee Government to investigate the pos- have all producd an atmosphere of com- sibilities of Japanese trade in India, re- plote illusion Their enemy appears to cently arrived in Calcutta after visiting them to be exhausted and engaged in a Madras, Bombay, Lahore and other tows last despairing effort to delay the inevit in Northern India. He proposes to pro-able lecision. In any estimate of the pre.
We should trust firmly in our great ceed to Rangoon on his way to Japan, sent value of our enemies as fighting men,
we must not lose sight of the national allies up above, who will help our just cause Dr. Shoji is one of the seven Commis sioners of Commerce appointed by the
sense of discipline which forms part of to victory. We know from childhood, and in our study of history when grown up we Japanese Government, The others have the earliest cincation of every German,
have learned, that God is only on the side of been sent to Siberis, the United States, I gables them to gain resulta with raw believing armies. Thus it was under the Canada, Chine, Austria and the Dulch troops which, among us, could only be Great Elector, and under old Fritz, and in East Indies.
gained after months of continuous train the time of my great-grandfather and grand-
and to maintain an extremely high father, and so it is now under mo
Rumour tract, ma end m.me friend
in the majority???" commisioned ranks, for obedienos has becomes ingrained in the people; it is in the very fire of the nation.
MEANING OF A NATIONAL. WAR.
in Bombay, as he the cofcol" knew practically all that was worth know ing about the conditions of cotten maiu- facture in Bombay. He was of opinion that Bombay presented a better field for
It is difficult for British people to re the expansion of the Japanese markets alize what a national war means to a Con- than Calcuetta, as while in Bombay num-tinental nation. Every man, woman, and erous Indian merchants visited him and child is doing his or her part, When the made enquiries if Japan was in a position to supply them with glassware, cotton en go to fight, the women and children carry on their work at home. Thousands piree goods, silk and woollen goede glass of them can be seen any day in the fields. bangles and stationary. He was able to dissipate, to some extent, the impresioning sheep and cattle. All their thoughts They are ploughing and sowing and herd prevalent among the merchants that and emergies and directed to one end. only cheap and nasty goods, so to All are living under a great cloud in the speak, were obtainable from Japanhadow of which it would seem utterly Sume merchants even went so far as to ask incredible to them that any individual Dr. Shoji to take orders for the class of should cease working for the common good goods they wanted, but this Dr. Shoji in order to gain any personal advantage was, of course, unable to do
or increase of leisure, and still more that any ona should give a thought to the or- diary pleasures and enjoyments of peace. Such is the spirit in which Germany is facing this struggle.
No doubt economic and other factors have had a great effect upon the civilian
AMAZONS UNDER CANVAS.
WARLIKE SCHEMES OF THE WOMEN'S VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
writes:-
A correspondent of the Daily Graphic
few weeks rural England will witness & sight -If the weather permits, within the next
nover seen before in the whole of the English sabliers, will go into camp to complete their history. Women garbed in kinki, like the tmining, like the men, and skill in signalling, field-telephoning, telegraphy, and the like. will be demonstrated along the country-sile by the Women's Volunteer Reserve, the Hon. Mrs. Haverfield's feminine army for hong defence.
Already two large parks have been given Dr. Sho i said he was anxious to let
to the women, one in the neighbourhood of merchants in India know that Japanese
Woking, and directly the weather is favour- manufacturers can supply cotton picce
the summer, ond all the things uppertaining able the tents of canvas will be pitched for goods, silk and woollen goods, glass ben SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES.glea, tumblers, beads, phimneys, botiles
toa soldier's camp life will be installed in the
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grounds. The women under canvas are as the goods supplied by any other coun-population in Germany, and there is a and roate marches, firing tests and the like, going to practise their war work, have drills REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTES. try in the world.
very marked difference between the ex-and sentries will be stationed about to receive After Boulay, Dr. Shoji visited Ah-pectations with which they entered upon passwords from the feminine soldiers. medabad, where he saw the cotton mills, the war and those they now cherish, but "Life under canvas will be necessary He then left for Karachi and was there it is impossible to say that either they or before the Women's Volunteer Reserve can for three days. At Lahore, he spent two the army leave yet definitely lost confi- offer its services to the War Office, as it days. At Amritsar, he carried out apdence in ultimate success. This confidence intends to do when efficient," said one of the investigation into the conditions of the
organisers yesterday to me. "The army in local silk market, at Umballa, he visited
London numbers 700 recruits, and in several a glass factory and after a few days at Simla he went down to Delhi to see the exhibition of Austrian and Gorman gods. At the exhibition, he was able to form an opinion as to the needs of India and vasing months also able to gauge how far Japan was in a position to meet India's demands in trade. On his way to Calcutta, Dr. Shoji
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will only be overthrown and the moral of the troops will only be shaken by the consciousness of crushing defeat in the seld. But this and can only be attained by ever-increasing pressure of vast num- bers of men and guns throughout the cum-
visited Agra, Cawnpore, Lucknow, NEW TARIFF FOR CHINESE Benares and Huddḥ. Gya.
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When he returns to Japan, he proposes to place the result of his investigations be fore manufacturers and merchant, who will then decide whether it is advisable to open branch offices in India. Dr. Shoji was confident that the trade between India after having bun exported should be ex Chinese goods reshipped to China and Japan would show a large increase erupted from further taxation if Chinese within the next few years. In support of merchants should claim such exemption. his statement, he referred to the trade. figures, which showed an almost phens bamboo articles manufactured in Kingsa 2-The export tax on native goods and menal increase in the volume of trade for export to foreign countries should he within the short period of ten years or so.
Dr. Shoji said Japan was a very good entirely exempted from taxation. On castomer as far as India was concerned ropes, tc., only half of the usual rate will be levied. After having paid the Indian exports to Japan were of the value
tax at the first Custom-hour and the first of £15,124,400 and Indian imports from likin station through which the goods pass Japan were of the value of £3,187,700 in tradit, no further tax should be im- leaving a balance in India's favour-of £11,936,700. There was a large demand pod on these goods. in Japan for the raw material which 3.-In order to avoid inconvenience and India could supply, and he thought India loss accruing to the merchant by this use would not be loser by making more ex-of tecla in the payment of the taxes, all tansive purchases of manufactured goods taxes are to be paid in dollars from the from Japan,
1st April at the rate of 81.50 for each silver, taal,
vincial towns we have important bran- ches. We hope to have more along the East Coast. At one important provincial town the Mayor has stated that, should there be an invasion, he will immediately exercise his civic authority and call upon the Women's Volunteer Reserve, War Ofke or no War Office: He will place the women in charge certain areas, and give over to their care the old people and the young children."
The "Army hopes to inaugurate shortly a fying corps, and many of the women ia its ranks are stated to be capable of managing motor transport conveyances, having taken out Beences as drivera
Interested in the scheme are the Earl of and Lady Charles Beresford, Lord Leveden, Meath, Lord and Lady Robert Cecil, Lord Lord Desborough, Lady Wolseley, Lady Cunard, Lady Jellicoe, Lady Beatty, the Lord Mayor of London, Mr. Henry Chaplin, M.P., and Mrs Maurice Hewlett
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